Judges 13:19

“So Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering and offered them up on the rock to YHWH; and he did a wonder while Manoah and his wife were watching.”

Judges 13:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 13:19, word by word

So Manoahמָנוֹחַmanoach

Manoah

Manoah, of the tribe of Dan, the father of Samson. The name means "rest."

Where else “manoach” appears
tookיִּקַּחyikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “yikach” appears
the young goatגְּדִיgedi

young goat

Young goat, kid.

Where else “gedi” appears
the young goatעִזִּיםizim

goat

The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.

Where else “izim” appears
the grain offeringמִּנְחָהmincha

grain offering

The grain offering.

Where else “mincha” appears
and offered them upיַּעַלyaal

offer up

To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".

Where else “yaal” appears
the rockצּוּרtsur

rock

A large rock.

Where else “tsur” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
did a wonderמַפְלִאmafli

wonder

What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.

Where else “mafli” appears
did a wonderעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asot” appears
and his wifeאִשְׁתּisht

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “isht” appears
were watchingרֹאִיםroim

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “roim” appears

Translation note

The Hebrew does not say who “did a wonder”; it may be YHWH or his angel.

The context

18And the angel of YHWH said to him, “Why do you ask for my name? It is wonderful.”

19 · This verse (above)

20And it happened, as the flame went up from on the altar toward the heavens, that the angel of YHWH went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were watching; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

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